On an historic day on Court Philippe Chatrier, Djokovic won his 21st consecutive Grand Slam tournament match to become the only man to capture each of the four majors - Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open - at least three times.
"Obviously a Grand Slam is a Grand Slam," Djokovic said.
"It's no coincidence that I won the 23rd Grand Slam here in Paris, because this tournament was really in my entire career the toughest to win.
Victory meant Djokovic has won the first two Grand Slams in a year for a third time after similar runs in 2016 and 2021.
"Another day, another record and another day you rewrite tennis history," Ruud said, addressing a beaming Djokovic.
Persons:
Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Rafa Nadal, of Clay, Roland Garros, Philippe Chatrier, Djokovic, it's, Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Ruud, Alcaraz, Kylian, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ruud volleyed, ranted, I'm, Taiwan's Hsieh Su, China's Wang Xinyu, Taylor Townsend, Leylah Fernandez, Julien Pretot, Toby Davis
Organizations:
Wimbledon, Serbian, Nadal, U.S ., Djokovic, Soccer, Melbourne Park, Thomson
Locations:
Serbian, Paris, Kosovo